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6 unusual facts about Sun Wukong


Chop suey

For example, in the classic novel Journey to the West (circa 1590), Sun Wukong tells a lion-monster in chapter 75: "When I passed through Guangzhou, I bought a pot for cooking za sui – so I'll savour your liver, entrails, and lungs."

Monkey god

Sun Wukong, a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West

Stone Monkey

Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, a character in the Chinese novel Journey to the West.

Subhuti

Subhūti appears as a character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West, as the teacher of the Monkey King Sun Wukong.

The Film Lives On

The movie was based on the original legend of Son-Goku and the manga version Tezuka had created years before.

孫悟空

Sun Wukong or Monkey King, the main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West


Fèngchìzǐjinguān

Fèngchìzǐjinguān or phoenix feather cap, or more appropriately the crown of the feathers of the Fenghuang, was one of the treasures of the dragon kings that is obtained by Sun Wukong in the story Journey to the West.

Gunbird

Yuan Nang (ヤンニャン): A strong-willed and courageous woman whose character design is highly influenced by that of Sun Wukong from the Chinese classical story Journey to the West, including a cloud-somersault parody, Ruyi Jingu Bang, and the size-changing headband that was used by the monk Xuánzàng.

Musou Orochi Z

San Zang is the central character of the classic Chinese epic Journey to the West, where Sun Wukong also originated from.

The Forbidden Kingdom

South Boston teenager Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano) is a fan of martial arts films and he awakens from a dream of a battle between the Monkey King (Jet Li) and celestial soldiers in the clouds.

Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West

The original lead actors of the 1986 television series Journey to the West starred in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West and reprised their roles: Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong, Chi Chongrui as Tang Sanzang and Ma Dehua as Zhu Bajie.

Wukongopterus

The genus name is derived from Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, the main hero of the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West, and a Latinised Greek pteron, "wing".


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Havoc in Heaven

The pillar is in fact the As-you-will Cudgel, a magical staff weighing eight tons that can change size and Sun Wukong happily takes the weapon.

After a brief prologue showing Sun Wukong being born out of a rock, the first act begins on the Flower and Fruit Mountain with Wukong watching a military parade by his subjects.

Subhuti

The story of Sun Wukong first meeting Subhūti was a play on the Zen story of Huineng meeting Hongren, as told in the Platform Sūtra of Zen Buddhism.